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conviction

June 11, 2022
By Damibabs SILVER, Malvern, Pennsylvania
Damibabs SILVER, Malvern, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
“I’ve never wanted to write the kind of lyrics that forward plot. I wanted them to take us into what cannot be said and what can only be felt.” -Steven Sater


sitting in the interrogation room

asked to recount the day in question

baby blue eyes that would be my doom

i was too naive to know this all then


he walked through the halls then flashed me a smile

the king of my heart was wearing his crown

i saw him there with that stunning girl

and felt as my heart sunk down, down down

 

i know that all they want is a confession out of me

i recognize the reid technique

i never thought about that boy and all that we could be

until my lawyer arrives, i won’t speak


but in my mind i knew

 

i wanted sunsets and movies and laughing all night

bringing me roses after our first fight

dancing and dreaming, exploring the world

but he’s doing it all with another girl


and if i told myself that i hadn’t dreamed

maybe i could make it through this hell

it didn’t bother me that he didn’t want me

and maybe if i say it with conviction, i’ll believe it myself

 

the detective was failing to build rapport

i couldn’t escape and i needed more time

his leading questions i just ignored

was loving a taken boy such a crime?

 

i know that all they want is a confession out of me

i feel flustered by their technique

i never thought about that boy, i swear, i’m not guilty

when my lawyer comes, you’ll hear me speak


but in my mind i knew


i wanted sunsets and movies and laughing all night

bringing me roses after our first fight

dancing and dreaming, exploring the world

but he’s doing it all with another girl


and if i told myself that i hadn’t dreamed

maybe i could make it through this hell

it didn’t bother me that he didn’t want me

and maybe if i say it with conviction, i’ll believe it myself

 

and at the end of the day if i convinced myself that i didn’t really want you

i wouldn’t have to worry ‘bout my trial

and i wiped all my prints clean and i know my miranda rights

i’ll never lead you to the body

i guess that we’ll be in here for a while

 

i wanted sunsets and movies and laughing all night

bringing me roses after our first fight

dancing and dreaming, exploring the world

but he’s doing it all with another girl


and if i told myself that i hadn’t dreamed

maybe i could make it through this hell

it didn’t bother me that he didn’t want me

and maybe if i say it with conviction


i really don’t want a conviction


but maybe if i say it with conviction, i’ll believe it myself


The author's comments:

This song is from my collection of lyrics called ‘crimes of passion’!


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